Zimbabwe's Rivers and the Delta
The Zambezi at the Falls, the plains of Hwange, Mana Pools, Lake Kariba, and Botswana to finish.
- 14 nights
- Five stays
- Zimbabwe, Botswana
- Safari, river, light aircraft
A long, slow journey through Zimbabwe's wild country, following water from the Falls to Mana Pools and Lake Kariba, then across the border into the Okavango Delta.
- Length
- 14 nights
- Pace
- Five stays
- Style
- Safari, river, light aircraft
- Route
- The Zambezi National Park to Hwange National Park to Mana Pools to Lake Kariba to The Okavango Delta
- The Zambezi National ParkTwo nights
- Hwange National ParkThree nights
- Mana PoolsThree nights
- Lake KaribaThree nights
- The Okavango DeltaThree nights
01
Days 1 to 3 · two nights
The Zambezi National Park
A walk at the Falls, the helicopter over them, a sunset cruise, and drives and walks in the park.
Where you stay
Victoria Falls River Lodge
Victoria Falls River Lodge stands upstream of the Falls on the Zimbabwean bank of the Zambezi, among indigenous bush.
02
Days 3 to 6 · three nights
Hwange National Park
Drives morning and evening, walks, photography, a night slept out in the open, and time with the communities around the park.
Where you stay
Linkwasha
Linkwasha lies in the south-eastern corner of Hwange National Park, on the edge of the Ngamo Plains.
03
Days 6 to 9 · three nights
Mana Pools
A light aircraft north to the Zambezi valley. Canoes and boats on the river, drives and walks, and a glass of the camp's own gin at the end of the day.
Where you stay
Sapi Explorers Camp
Sapi Explorers Camp is a small camp in the private Sapi Concession of some 128,000 hectares, along the Zambezi beside Mana Pools.
04
Days 9 to 12 · three nights
Lake Kariba
A light aircraft to the lake. Walking and boating safaris from the island, fishing for tigerfish, and sundowners on the water.
Where you stay
Fothergill
Fothergill stands on the shores of Lake Kariba in Matusadona National Park, with Lake Suites in the mopane woodland or on the lakeshore, each with its own deck, two of them two-bedroom family suites, and three Island Suites with separate living areas, around an open-air pool and lounge.
05
Days 12 to 15 · three nights
The Okavango Delta
By light aircraft by way of Kasane or Maun into the Delta.
Where you stay
Xigera Safari Lodge
Xigera is set deep in the Moremi Game Reserve in the Okavango Delta, almost hidden under a canopy of indigenous trees, and runs on solar power. Its 12 suites and a two-bedroom family suite are each designed individually, with copper fireplaces and sculptural furniture, and contemporary art fills the lodge.
Ways to make it yours
This is a sample. The hotels, the pace and the order are where we start, not where we finish: every journey is designed around the people taking it.
Made around you
Most travel is bought. This is designed.
Before anything is booked, we talk: who is travelling, how you like to spend a morning, and the hotel preferences below the obvious, from the kind of bath you like to the time you wake and how much daylight you need in a room. You see options where options matter and clean recommendations where they don't.
The same person remains your point of contact from the first reply to the trip after next. No handovers. No team.
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